Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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internal secretion | Yes | No | No | No |
hypothalamic releasing factor | Yes | No | No | No |
internal secretion (noun) | hypothalamic releasing factor (noun) |
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the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone |